Master Jiang turned to everyone and said loudly: "This official is in charge of the Jingshi, and I want to say a fair word here, if anyone finds a treasure, I hope to put it back in the box, tonight, this official will make his own decision for the Qi Mansion, leave this box in the hall, unguarded, and save some face for each other, what do you think?" ”

"Master Jiang is the most fair." There was no objection.

Qi Wenxuan saw that things had taken a turn for the better, and he also came forward at the right time, bowed his head and said with a smile: "It's not too early now, there is a wing room in the other garden, I have asked my subordinates to prepare hot water, and I hope you will move." ”

Qi Wenxuan's smile was simple and his words were sincere, and everyone couldn't help but look at the Qi family's son-in-law differently, and they also appreciated it in their hearts.

The female dependents who were walking in the back secretly raised their heads and whispered: "The young lady can marry into the Qi Mansion, which is really a blessing from her previous life." ”

"I heard that Qi Wenxuan has a gentle temperament and treats his wife very well."

"But no, I've seen him prune the gardener's branches, and what gentleman can be as humble and polite as him."

Not far away, Liu Ruyan glanced at the Qi family's sister-in-law who led the way in front, this person had a simple temperament, was not tall, and was slightly mediocre compared to Qi Henglai.

Back then, Qi Heng and Qi Taishi were both famous figures in Kyoto, and their appearance was also outstanding, but they declined in the generation of their descendants.

Liu Ruyan and his party were taken to a single courtyard, Shen Yanchu entered the house to wash, and Liu Ruyan lived in the wing room next door.

As soon as I opened the door, I smelled the sandalwood inside, which showed the thoughtfulness of the Qi family's hospitality.

The rain was still falling, she looked at the spring rain outside the window, found an umbrella, and planned to go to the toilet. hurriedly ran into the corner of the yard, but saw that there were people in the latrine, Liu Ruyan turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

"Search for the latrines nearby." She said as she walked.

The young man appeared under her umbrella, his eyes staring at the host, and his tone was complaining: "This system is so high-end, it doesn't use it like this." ”

Although he complained, he still stretched out his finger out of thin air, and the rain curtain trembled slightly, and the building structure of the annex appeared out of thin air.

Liu Ruyan followed the guidance and walked through an arch to the garden in the backyard.

Different from the pavilions and water pavilions in the front yard, the small bridge here flows water, elegant and chic, and has another charm.

Looking at the end of the garden, you can vaguely see the eaves and arches, which must be the inner courtyard of the Qi family.

When I returned from the latrine and stepped into the garden again, there seemed to be a light in front of me. She ignored the strangeness in her heart and continued to walk, the white light suddenly brightened, like a summer night worm, faintly streaked across the jungle.

The surroundings were dark, and only a faint white light gradually revealed through the shadows.

The color is pale, and it makes people's hearts worry.

She followed the white light all the way, brushing aside the branches, but saw a strange shadow rushing towards her.

It's a cat!

Liu Ruyan was frightened, took a few steps back, and turned around and walked out of the woods.

"This Qi Mansion is very strange, no cats are allowed, there is not even a wild cat in the house, sometimes there is a rat plague, and the housekeeper only orders people to sprinkle medicine."

She remembered what Xiucai had said, and her steps became more and more urgent.

The next day, the spring rain stopped, and the sky was gray and gloomy, and the sun was still nowhere to be seen.

The third lady of the Qiao family is good at sword dancing, and she will come to Yiyuan to practice every morning.

The whole set of sword dances was done in one go, extremely neat, and after the dance, her waist swirled, her right hand twisted as a sword finger, and her apricot eyes were slightly picked.

Overhead, there is a forest of leafy sycamores, with leaves like palms, and thick shade covers the sky and the sun.

The third lady happened to raise her eyes and caught a glimpse of a shadow among the layers of leaves, which turned out to be a pair of mud-stained boots, black and suede.

Looking further up, the heavy light passed through the jungle, gradually revealing a blue-black human face, with a long tongue sticking out, like a ghost, hanging straight on the tree like that, silent.

The girl screamed and stumbled out of the garden, shouting, "Come on, come on!" ”

A moment later, the Sycamore Forest.

Jing Zhao Yin Jiang Wenzhuo stood under the tree with a solemn face and ordered someone to sprinkle lime marks on the scene of the crime in order to protect the scene.

Qiao Heng asked the little servant to bring a wooden ladder and wanted to take down the body, but was stopped by Master Jiang loudly.

"Outside the non-servants and servants, idlers and miscellaneous people are not allowed to enter, and they are not allowed to touch the dead!"

Qiao Heng was stunned and asked, "Dare to ask Lord Jiang if he brought a servant with him on this trip?" ”

Jiang Wenzhuo was also stunned.

The people who went to the banquet were all celebrities and officials in Bianjing, followed by the entourage and coachmen, such as those who caught fast and made a fu, naturally could not enter the Qi Mansion.

The atmosphere gradually condensed, Jing Zhaoyin and Qi Heng were at a stalemate, Bai Zhi could only step forward and said softly to the two: "Although it is not a fool's work in the lower ranks, there are still opinions on the matter of the autopsy. ”

Jiang Wenzhuo was still hesitant.

Shen Yanchu glanced at him and said, "The medicine immortal acts fairly, good and evil are clear, and it is most appropriate for him to conduct an autopsy." ”

"Since the real people have spoken, then there is Your Excellency Lao." Master Jiang stepped out of the lime circle and stood with the head of the Qiao family.

Bai Zhi bowed his head and turned his head to explain to Liu Ruyan: "Prepare atractylodes, soaphorn, white wine, rice vinegar, green onion white, clear water, medicine pestle, rope, paper, cloth." ”

She made a secret note and ran to the kitchen in the front yard. After a while, prepare all the items and hand them over to Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi continued: "For the sake of justice, there is a ghostwriting record from Master Lao Jiang. ”

Jiang Wenzhuo immediately ordered someone to fetch pen and ink and sat down cross-legged.

Bai Zhi took a long rope and measured it along the soles of the deceased's feet: "Whoever hangs himself is separated from self-hanging and murder, and the difference is thousands of miles." ”

"At first examination, the deceased was five feet eight long, about thirty years old, of moderate size, with his feet five feet above the ground, no climbing objects under his feet, his face was purple and red, his eyes were closed, his lips were blue and black, there was saliva at the corners of his mouth, he was under the throat with a rope, his mouth was open, his tongue was exposed two to three points, and his toes were pointing down."

He cut the deceased's trousers, which had blue-black marks, and pressed them lightly with his fingers, but they did not fade.

"The deceased can be seen with blood below the abdomen, and it is preliminarily determined that he was killed at the time of the death."

Bai Zhi let go of one end of the noose, removed it along with the corpse, and laid it flat on the cloth, revealing the noose around her neck.

"A single cross is a rope tied around the neck, and then the tail of the rope is hung on a high place and dies. The cord marks between the neck are dark purple, and they are handed over to the left and right ears, and there are no claw marks on the neck, and the nails are clean. ”

"Not to be strangled." He looked up.

Jiang Wenzhuo recorded in detail, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but express his doubts: "In the case of the chief trial, this official was disguised as a hanged after his death. ”

Bai Zhi understood his concerns and explained: "It is not difficult to distinguish between injuries before death and injuries after death, please look here, adults, if people put on a rope after death, due to the lack of qi and blood, there should be white marks on the neck." ”

The head of the Qiu family had already avoided the crowd, and at this time he covered his mouth and nose and asked: "At yesterday's banquet, Lord Liu, the secretary of the military department, left the table halfway, and it took half a pillar of incense to come back. In my opinion, it must have been him who stole the treasures of the Qi family and became a thief, so he hanged himself. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their heads to each other.

"It seems that there is such a thing, Lord Liu left the table halfway, could it be that he escaped to hide the treasure?"

"How can you say that the Qi family is also a century-old family, and the old lady has a sixtieth birthday, but this kind of thing happened, which is really unlucky."

Everyone talked in a whisper, but Zhonglang General Chen had a bad face and pointed at those who chewed the root of his tongue: "Lord Liu is in an important position, leading the Great Zhou Army, the main soldier, transferring the army, and working hard, how can he be framed arbitrarily!" ”

As the commander of the forbidden army, Lord Chen served as the first emperor with Lord Liu in his early years, and he usually had a good relationship. Now that his friend is alive and dead, he is sad and can't tolerate bad words from others.

"Am I still wrong?" The head of the Qiu family is also a bad temper, "Who doesn't know that Liu Shangshu's martial arts are extraordinary, if someone wants to deliberately murder, how can it be so easy to succeed." Besides, the medicine fairy also said that he hanged himself. ”

Bai Zhitu was nominated and corrected: "Bai just said that the deceased was not strangled to death." However, if he is hanged on the verge of death and pretends to hang himself, it is difficult to tell the difference. ”